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Common Application membership association

was established in 1975 by 15 private colleges that sought to provide a
common, standardized first-year application form for use by any member
institution. The Common Application is a not-for-profit membership
organization that has committed itself to providing "reliable services
that promote equity, access, and integrity in the college application
process." The organization states its overall mission is
<em>"To serve students, member institutions, and secondary schools
by providing applications-online and in print-that students and school
officials may submit to any of our nearly 350 members. [The Common
Application] promotes access by evaluating students using a holistic
selection process."</em>
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<p class=prepskillsbody>The Common Application is now a standard entry application used
by colleges (both public and private) across the U.S. The number of
colleges and universities using the Common Application now numbers over
300, and that number represents the full range of higher educational
institutions. You can find the Common Application at
the following web address: <a
	href="https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx">https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/default.aspx</a></p>
<p class=prepskillsbody>&nbsp;</p>
<p class="prepskillsgreentitle">Common Application Member
Institutions</p>
The&nbsp;414 Common Application members are located in 44 states
as well as the District of Columbia.&nbsp; A complete alphabetical
listing of colleges and universities that have chosen to use the Common
Application as a means of promoting holistic entrance applications:
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	<tbody>
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			<td width="33%" valign="top">1. Adelphi University<br />
			2. Agnes Scott College<br />
			3. Alaska Pacific University<br />
			4. Albany College of Pharmacy &amp; Health Sciences<br />
			5. Albion College<br />
			6. Albright College<br />
			7. Alfred University<br />
			8. Allegheny College<br />
			9. American University<br />
			10. The American University of Rome<br />
			11. Amherst College<br />
			12. Arcadia University<br />
			13. Assumption College<br />
			14. Augsburg College<br />
			15. Augustana College - Illinois<br />
			16. Augustana College - South Dakota<br />
			17. Austin College<br />
			18. Babson College<br />
			19. Baldwin-Wallace College<br />
			20. Bard College<br />
			21. Barnard College<br />
			22. Bates College<br />
			23. Belmont University<br />
			24. Beloit College<br />
			25. Bennington College<br />
			26. Bentley University<br />
			27. Berry College<br />
			28. Birmingham-Southern College<br />
			29. Boston College<br />
			30. Boston University<br />
			31. Bowdoin College<br />
			32. Bradley University<br />
			33. Brandeis University<br />
			34. Brown University<br />
			35. Bryant University<br />
			36. Bryn Mawr College<br />
			37. Bucknell University<br />
			38. Burlington College<br />
			39. Butler University<br />
			40. California Inst of Technology (Caltech)<br />
			41. California Lutheran University<br />
			42. Canisius College<br />
			43. Carleton College<br />
			44. Carnegie Mellon University<br />
			45. Carroll College (Montana)<br />
			46. Case Western Reserve University<br />
			47. The Catholic University of America<br />
			48. Cazenovia College<br />
			49. Cedar Crest College<br />
			50. Centenary College of Louisiana<br />
			51. Centre College<br />
			52. Champlain College<br />
			53. Chapman University<br />
			54. Chatham University<br />
			55. Claremont McKenna College<br />
			56. Clark University<br />
			57. Clarkson University<br />
			58. Coe College<br />
			59. Colby College<br />
			60. Colby-Sawyer College<br />
			61. Colgate University<br />
			62. The College of Idaho<br />
			63. College of Mount Saint Vincent<br />
			64. The College of New Jersey<br />
			65. College of New Rochelle<br />
			66. College of Notre Dame of Maryland<br />
			67. College of St. Benedict &amp; St. John's University<br />
			68. College of the Atlantic<br />
			69. College of the Holy Cross<br />
			70. College of William &amp; Mary<br />
			71. College of Wooster<br />
			72. Colorado College<br />
			73. Colorado State University<br />
			74. Columbia College Chicago<br />
			75. Columbia University<br />
			76. Concordia College - New York<br />
			77. Concordia University<br />
			78. Connecticut College<br />
			79. Converse College<br />
			80. Cornell College<br />
			81. Cornell University<br />
			82. Creighton University<br />
			83. Curry College<br />
			84. Daemen College<br />
			85. Dartmouth College<br />
			86. Davidson College<br />
			87. Denison University<br />
			88. DePaul University<br />
			89. DePauw University<br />
			90. Dickinson College<br />
			91. Dominican University of California<br />
			92. Dowling College<br />
			93. Drake University<br />
			94. Drew University<br />
			95. Drexel University<br />
			96. Duke University<br />
			97. Earlham College<br />
			98. Eckerd College<br />
			99. Elizabethtown College<br />
			100. Elmira College<br />
			101. Emerson College<br />
			102. Emmanuel College<br />
			103. Emory University<br />
			104. Erskine College<br />
			105. Eugene Lang College - The New School<br />
			106. Fairfield University<br />
			107. Fisk University<br />
			108. Florida Institute of Technology<br />
			109. Florida Southern College<br />
			110. Fontbonne University<br />
			111. Fordham University<br />
			112. Franklin &amp; Marshall College<br />
			113. Franklin Pierce University<br />
			114. Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering<br />
			115. Furman University<br />
			116. Gannon University<br />
			117. George Fox University<br />
			118. The George Washington University<br />
			119. Gettysburg College<br />
			120. Gonzaga University<br />
			121. Goucher College<br />
			122. Green Mountain College<br />
			123. Grinnell College<br />
			124. Guilford College<br />
			125. Gustavus Adolphus College<br />
			126. Hamilton College<br />
			127. Hamline University<br />
			128. Hampden-Sydney College<br />
			129. Hampshire College<br />
			130. Hanover College<br />
			131. Hartwick College<br />
			132. Harvard College<br />
			133. Harvey Mudd College<br />
			134. Haverford College<br />
			135. Hendrix College<br />
			136. Hillsdale College<br />
			137. Hiram College<br />
			138. Hobart &amp; William Smith Colleges</td>
			<td width="33%" valign="top">139. Hofstra University<br />
			140. Hollins University<br />
			141. Hood College<br />
			142. Hope College<br />
			143. Husson University<br />
			144. Illinois College<br />
			145. Illinois Institute of Technology<br />
			146. Illinois Wesleyan University<br />
			147. Immaculata University<br />
			148. Iona College<br />
			149. Ithaca College<br />
			150. Jacobs University Bremen<br />
			151. John Carroll University<br />
			152. Johns Hopkins University<br />
			153. Johnson State College<br />
			154. Juniata College<br />
			155. Kalamazoo College<br />
			156. Keene State College<br />
			157. Kenyon College<br />
			158. Keystone College<br />
			159. King's College<br />
			160. Knox College<br />
			161. La Salle University<br />
			162. Lafayette College<br />
			163. Lake Erie College<br />
			164. Lake Forest College<br />
			165. Lasell College<br />
			166. Lawrence Technological University<br />
			167. Lawrence University<br />
			168. Lehigh University<br />
			169. LeMoyne College<br />
			170. Lesley College<br />
			171. Lewis &amp; Clark College<br />
			172. Linfield College<br />
			173. List College, The Jewish Theological Seminary<br />
			174. Long Island University - C.W. Post Campus<br />
			175. Loyola Marymount University<br />
			176. Loyola University Maryland<br />
			177. Loyola University New Orleans<br />
			178. Luther College<br />
			179. Lycoming College<br />
			180. Lynn University<br />
			181. Macalester College<br />
			182. Manhattan College<br />
			183. Manhattanville College<br />
			184. Marietta College<br />
			185. Marist College<br />
			186. Marlboro College<br />
			187. Marquette University<br />
			188. Marymount Manhattan College<br />
			189. Maryville University of St. Louis<br />
			190. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy &amp; Health Sciences<br />
			191. McDaniel College<br />
			192. Menlo College<br />
			193. Mercyhurst College<br />
			194. Meredith College<br />
			195. Merrimack College<br />
			196. Miami University (Ohio)<br />
			197. Middlebury College<br />
			198. Mills College<br />
			199. Millsaps College<br />
			200. Moravian College<br />
			201. Morehouse College<br />
			202. Mount Holyoke College<br />
			203. Mount Saint Mary College (NY)<br />
			204. Mount St. Mary's College (CA)<br />
			205. Muhlenberg College<br />
			206. Naropa University<br />
			207. Nazareth College<br />
			208. New College of Florida<br />
			209. New England College<br />
			210. New York Institute of Technology<br />
			211. New York University<br />
			212. Newbury College<br />
			213. Niagara University<br />
			214. Nichols College<br />
			215. Northeastern University<br />
			216. Northland College<br />
			217. Northwestern University<br />
			218. Notre Dame de Namur University<br />
			219. Oberlin College<br />
			220. Occidental College<br />
			221. Oglethorpe University<br />
			222. Ohio Northern University<br />
			223. Ohio Wesleyan University<br />
			224. Oklahoma City University<br />
			225. Otterbein University<br />
			226. Pace University<br />
			227. Pacific Lutheran University<br />
			228. Pacific University<br />
			229. Pepperdine University<br />
			230. Philadelphia University<br />
			231. Pitzer College<br />
			232. Plymouth State University<br />
			233. Polytechnic Institute of New York University<br />
			234. Pomona College<br />
			235. Presbyterian College<br />
			236. Prescott College<br />
			237. Princeton University<br />
			238. Providence College<br />
			239. Quinnipiac University<br />
			240. Randolph College<br />
			241. Randolph-Macon College<br />
			242. Reed College<br />
			243. Regis College<br />
			244. Regis University<br />
			245. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute<br />
			246. Rhodes College<br />
			247. Rice University<br />
			248. Richard Stockton College of New Jersey<br />
			249. Rider University<br />
			250. Ringling College of Art &amp; Design<br />
			251. Ripon College<br />
			252. Rochester Institute of Technology<br />
			253. Roger Williams University<br />
			254. Rollins College<br />
			255. Rosemont College<br />
			256. Russell Sage College<br />
			257. Sacred Heart University<br />
			258. Sage College of Albany<br />
			259. Saint Anselm College<br />
			260. St. Bonaventure University<br />
			261. St. Catherine University<br />
			262. St. Edward's University<br />
			263. Saint Francis University<br />
			264. St. John Fisher College<br />
			265. St. John's College (Maryland)<br />
			266. St. John's College (New Mexico)<br />
			267. Saint Joseph's College<br />
			268. Saint Joseph's University<br />
			269. St. Lawrence University<br />
			270. Saint Louis University<br />
			271. Saint Mary's College of California<br />
			272. Saint Mary's College (IN)<br />
			273. Saint Mary's University of Minnesota<br />
			274. Saint Michael's College<br />
			275. St. Norbert College<br />
			276. St. Olaf College</td>
			<td width="33%" valign="top">277. Saint Peter's College<br />
			278. St. Thomas Aquinas College<br />
			279. Saint Vincent College<br />
			280. Salem College<br />
			281. Salve Regina University<br />
			282. Santa Clara University<br />
			283. Sarah Lawrence College<br />
			284. School of the Art Institute of Chicago<br />
			285. Scripps College<br />
			286. Seattle Pacific University<br />
			287. Seattle University<br />
			288. Seton Hall University<br />
			289. Sewanee: The University of the South<br />
			290. Siena College<br />
			291. Simmons College<br />
			292. Skidmore College<br />
			293. Smith College<br />
			294. Southern Methodist University<br />
			295. Southern New Hampshire University<br />
			296. Southwestern University<br />
			297. Spelman College<br />
			298. Spring Hill College<br />
			299. Stanford University<br />
			300. (SUNY) Binghamton University<br />
			301. (SUNY) Buffalo State College<br />
			302. (SUNY) College at Brockport<br />
			303. (SUNY) College at Geneseo<br />
			304. (SUNY) College of Environmental Science &amp; Forestry<br />
			305. (SUNY) Cortland<br />
			306. (SUNY) Fredonia<br />
			307. (SUNY) Maritime College<br />
			308. (SUNY) Morrisville State College<br />
			309. (SUNY) New Paltz<br />
			310. (SUNY) Oneonta<br />
			311. (SUNY) Oswego<br />
			312. (SUNY) Plattsburgh<br />
			313. (SUNY) Potsdam<br />
			314. (SUNY) Purchase College<br />
			315. (SUNY) Stony Brook University<br />
			316. (SUNY) University at Albany<br />
			317. (SUNY) University at Buffalo<br />
			318. Stephens College<br />
			319. Stetson University<br />
			320. Stevens Institute of Technology<br />
			321. Stevenson University<br />
			322. Stonehill College<br />
			323. Suffolk University<br />
			324. Susquehanna University<br />
			325. Swarthmore College<br />
			326. Sweet Briar College<br />
			327. Syracuse University<br />
			328. Texas Christian University<br />
			329. Thiel College<br />
			330. Thomas College<br />
			331. Transylvania University<br />
			332. Trinity College<br />
			333. Trinity University<br />
			334. Tufts University<br />
			335. Union College<br />
			336. University of Chicago<br />
			337. University of Connecticut<br />
			338. University of Dallas <br />
			339. University of Dayton<br />
			340. University of Delaware<br />
			341. University of Denver<br />
			342. University of Findlay<br />
			343. University of Great Falls <br />
			344. University of LaVerne<br />
			345. University of Maine<br />
			346. University of Maine at Farmington<br />
			347. University of Maine at Machias<br />
			348. University of Mary Washington<br />
			349. University of Maryland Baltimore County<br />
			350. University of Massachusetts Amherst<br />
			351. University of Massachusetts Boston<br />
			352. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth<br />
			353. University of Massachusetts Lowell<br />
			354. University of Miami<br />
			355. University of Michigan<br />
			356. University of New England<br />
			357. University of New Hampshire<br />
			358. University of New Haven<br />
			359. University of North Carolina Asheville<br />
			360. University of Notre Dame<br />
			361. University of Pennsylvania<br />
			362. University of Portland<br />
			363. University of Puget Sound<br />
			364. University of Redlands<br />
			365. University of Rhode Island<br />
			366. University of Richmond<br />
			367. University of Rochester<br />
			368. University of San Diego<br />
			369. University of San Francisco<br />
			370. University of Scranton<br />
			371. University of Southern Maine<br />
			372. University of Tampa<br />
			373. University of the Pacific<br />
			374. University of Tulsa<br />
			375. University of Vermont<br />
			376. University of Virginia<br />
			377. Ursinus College<br />
			378. Utica College<br />
			379. Valparaiso University<br />
			380. Vanderbilt University<br />
			381. Vassar College<br />
			382. Villanova University<br />
			383. Virginia Wesleyan College<br />
			384. Wabash College<br />
			385. Wagner College<br />
			386. Wake Forest University<br />
			387. Washington &amp; Jefferson College<br />
			388. Washington and Lee University<br />
			389. Washington College<br />
			390. Washington University in St. Louis<br />
			391. Webster University<br />
			392. Wellesley College<br />
			393. Wells College<br />
			394. Wentworth Institute of Technology<br />
			395. Wesleyan University<br />
			396. Western New England College<br />
			397. Westminster College - Missouri<br />
			398. Westminster College - Pennsylvania<br />
			399. Westminster College - Utah<br />
			400. Westmont College<br />
			401. Wheaton College<br />
			402. Wheelock College<br />
			403. Whitman College<br />
			404. Whittier College<br />
			405. Willamette University<br />
			406. William Jewell College<br />
			407. Williams College<br />
			408. Wilson College<br />
			409. Wittenberg University<br />
			410. Wofford College<br />
			411. Worcester Polytechnic Institute<br />
			412. Xavier University<br />
			413. Xavier University of Louisiana<br />
			414. Yale University</td>
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	</tbody>
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<p class="prepskillsgreentitle">Benefits of the Common
Application</p>
One application, many universities: The most
obvious benefit to the Common Application is that you only have to fill
in the pages of basic information (such as name, birth date, high school
information, address, etc.) once, rather than multiple times for
different colleges.
<p class=prepskillsbody>Standardized format and readability: The Common
Application is filled out online and is submitted online. It is
pre-formatted so that all of your text lines up properly and prints out
in an aesthetically pleasing manner. This helps with the overall
presentation of your application.</p>
<p class=prepskillsbody>Help desk: If you encounter a difficulty in
filling out in the Common Application or in understanding any of its
component parts, you can contact the Common Application office and get
your queries answered in a timely and direct manner.</p>
<p class="prepskillsgreentitle">Disadvantages of the Common
Application</p>
Not universal: Many universities still do not
accept the Common Application. Depending on the colleges you choose to
apply to, you might end up filling in multiple applications anyhow.
<p class=prepskillsbody>Going the extra mile: Among those colleges that
do accept the Common Application, there is usually also the option of
completing the college's individual application. Often, admissions staff
looks favourably upon students who go the extra mile and fill in the
college's own application, thereby showing specific interest in that
particular college.</p>
<p class=prepskillsbody>Extra materials: Many colleges-including all of
the Ivy Leagues schools and many liberal arts colleges-require
additional (i.e. supplemental) application materials to be submitted
along with the Common Application. If you fail to complete this
supplemental application material, your application will be deemed
invalid.</p>
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